Greek Mythology & Solving Jane Austen Murders

Welcome back to Old Enough For Fairytales! Our audio isn’t at its best this week, due to technical difficulties, but we’re still here to share our recent reads and recommendations. We’re also doing the Mid Year Book Freakout Tag in this episode, reviewing the highs and lows of our reading for the first half of the year. Happy reading! Recent Reads: Lore by Alexandra Bracken The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh by Claudia Gray Our favorite books so far: Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor The Queen’s Thief Series by Meghan Whalen Turner Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Best sequels so far: Rip Tide by Lisa T. Bergen Ruthless Vows by Rebecca Ross New releases we want to read: Hearts Overboard by Becky Dean The Women by Kristin Hannah Most anticipated release: We Will Be Heroes by Megan McCullough The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman Biggest disappointment: Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nichole Maehrer Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough Biggest surprise: The Naturals Series by Jennifer Lynn Barnes The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown New favorite author: Courtney Walsh Rebecca Ross Naomi Novik Newest fictional crush: Roman Kitt from Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross Tsukishima from Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate Newest favorite character: Fieran from Wings of War by Tara Grayce Billy & Emmett from The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles Books that made us cry: Calculated by Nova McBee All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Books that made us happy: A Groom of One’s Own by Emma St. Clair D.C. Eagles Hockey by Leah Brunner Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate The most beautiful books we bought this year: The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allen Poe Emily Wilde Series by Heather Fawcett Books we want to read before the end of the year: We Will Be Heroes by Megan McCullough The Neverseen King by Anastasia Blythe Games Untold by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce Bride of the Fae Prince by Anastasis Blythe The Burning Tree by Helen Dent Collusion by H.S.J. Williams The Grandest Game by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Crossings by Alex Landrigan That Was Then, This is Now by S. E. Hinton The Noise by J. D. Barker & James Patterson Liar’s Dictionary by Eley Williams Recommendations Royally Rearranged by Emma St. Clair The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers Anna’s Instagram Kyrsten’s Instagram Podcast Instagram Anna’s Goodreads Kyrsten’s Goodreads Email us!